Man in custody for alleged stabbing near Club Silk in Moss Point

Tony Maurice Shoots was arrested with help from the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team for his alleged role in a stabbing that took place in an adjacent parking lot near Club Silk in Moss Point. (MPPD)Tyler Carter | tcarter@al.com

MOSS POINT, Miss. -- An alleged assault at Club Silk in Moss Point on Sunday has landed a man in police custody, according to Chief Brandon Ashley.

On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Moss Point Police Investigators with the assistance of the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team arrested Tony Maurice Shoots and charged him with aggravated assault.

According to witnesses, Shoots was in a fight with another man in a parking lot adjacent to Club Silk. Per their statements, Shoots allegedly stabbed the man with a glass beer bottle.

The victim, 28-year-old Kerry Young of Moss Point was transported to Singing River Hospital by private vehicle and taken immediately into surgery.

At this time, he is listed in critical condition.

Police are asking anyone with information about this crime are asked to please contact Detective Kimberlee Snowden or the Moss Point Police Department at 228-475-1711. You may also contact Crime Stoppers at 800-787-5898 or visit the Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers website at mscoastcrimestoppers.com.